Falling in Love with a Ghost

Chapter 4

           "Ugh! Why are you always screaming?! You're a man, aren't you?" Kris asked in annoyance.

           "As in Kris Robertson?!" Jake ignored his somewhat like an insulting comment. 

            Kris furrowed his eyebrows wondering how did Jake know his name and slowly nodded. Jake then gasped.

           "It's me Jake! Jake Livingston!" Jake stated excitedly. It's like the part of old Jake was back. It's like he just found his long lost brother.

           "Jake?" Kris gasped in disbelief. "Look at you! Wow! You're hot, man! I bet many girls are after you now." Kris commented, scanning Jake up and down like a girl.

             "Of course!" he said with a proud smirk on his face. "I can't believe it! It's really you, Krissy!! Give your buddy a hug!!!" Jake shrieked while running and opening his arms to hug his so-called buddy.

             Seriously, "Krissy", what a girly nickname. Nickname?

             My eyes are wide open and I gasped. What did they have in the past? And what's with the nickname 'Krissy'. Kris' comment earlier keeps on replaying in my mind. Is Kris a homosexual? Is he gay? Or is it my brother? What if they had something going on? I can't believe my brother could do this. He promised me to marry a very beautiful girl, and yet...

            I just shook my head in disbelief. I can't force him to break up with Kris, right? He loves him.

           Kris grinned at him, but what do you expect? Of course, Jake just passed through Kris and hugged the wall instead. Kris just laughed hysterically at him. Before I can stop myself, I found myself laughing with Kris.

          "Ow! That hurts!! Why didn't you tell me earlier that I couldn't touch you?" Jake glared at Kris, but replaced by a sad expression realizing what he had said was true. His sad expression now was just like that time. His eyes were full of sadness and regret.

            "What's wrong, Jake?" I asked,  my voice was full of concern.

            "It's just-"

            "Nothing! Everything's okay. Right, Jake?" Kris immediately replied trying to enlighten the mood.

            I can't help but nod. Then, I heard the doorbell rang, so I quickly went downstairs to escape the awkward silence in the room. I headed towards the front door.

             When I opened it, two bodies jumped to me, almost making me lose my balance.

            "We miss you, Kylie!!! It's been years!" Maria and Rachelle shouted, still hugging me.

            "You're exaggerating. It's been what-4 days only." I chuckled. Somehow, my worry has been washed away.

            "Yeah, we know right." they giggled.

            "Let's go to my room." I motioned for them to go upstairs.

            "Okay!" they answered cheerfully.

            "Hey, Kylie. Where's Jake?" Maria asked. Of course, she wouldn't forget about Jake. She has a crush on him.

            "Oh, he's in his-" Oh, crap! I completely forgotten about them being in my room. I mentally facepalmed myself. But, it's too late. I already opened the door revealing Jake laughing by himself like an idiot. Well, for Kris, he was nowhere to be seen. I guess he ditched Jake when he was not looking. Not bad, Kris.

            Jake stopped laughing when he noticed us and he looked like a deer caught in the headlights. I'd like to laugh but he'll kill me if I do. I glanced at my friends to see their expressions. Maria has her mouth wide open. Rachelle looks like she was trying her best not to laugh.

           "Hahaha...Hey..girls. Didn't see you there. I was... I was... just practicing my lines for our play in school..Yeah.. that's right..haha.." He reasoned out nervously, sending me a you-are-really-dead-look. I gulped. Yeah, I'm super dead.

            "School? Isn't it your vacation already?" Maria asked. Oh, great. He knows that it's our summer vacation right now and he said that it was for the play of our school?! What an idiot.

           "Uhm..He's just practicing in advance 'cause you know, like a role model in school..always prepared." I'd like to say "like hell that would happen", but I still covered him up to make sure he won't say anything stupid.

            "Yeah, that's right. Like a role model." He has this proud look, and then winked at my friend. I just rolled my eyes at him.

            I gave him a you-owe-me-one-look.

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